Warren was born in Iowa. She is the mother of Actress Misti Traya (b. September 23, 1981) who has a daughter (b. 2012). Warren is now married to actor Kirk Acevedo. In 2009, she appeared in an episode of Fringe ("Unleashed") as the wife of Charlie Francis, Acevedo's character. In 2003, she appeared in an episode of The West Wing titled "Life on Mars", and in 2009, appeared in an episode of Nip/Tuck titled "Jenny Juggs" as Jenny Juggs.